John Hendry
- Published in print:
- 2004
- Published Online:
- September 2007
- ISBN:
- 9780199268634
- eISBN:
- 9780191708381
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199268634.003.0006
- Subject:
- Business and Management, Strategy
This chapter critically reviews contemporary accounts of the crisis of morality, with particular attention to the arguments of Fukuyama, the free-market critics of the right, arguments concerning the ...
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This chapter critically reviews contemporary accounts of the crisis of morality, with particular attention to the arguments of Fukuyama, the free-market critics of the right, arguments concerning the demoralizing effects of technology, and arguments concerning the demoralizing effects of modern society generally. It sets out the idea of a bimoral society, in which traditional morality continued to be meaningful and effective, but sits alongside a socially legitimized morality of self-interest with no clear demarcation between the realms in which these moralities operate. The effects of this bimoral society are explored with reference to conceptions of the self and to the managing of interpersonal relationships.Less
This chapter critically reviews contemporary accounts of the crisis of morality, with particular attention to the arguments of Fukuyama, the free-market critics of the right, arguments concerning the demoralizing effects of technology, and arguments concerning the demoralizing effects of modern society generally. It sets out the idea of a bimoral society, in which traditional morality continued to be meaningful and effective, but sits alongside a socially legitimized morality of self-interest with no clear demarcation between the realms in which these moralities operate. The effects of this bimoral society are explored with reference to conceptions of the self and to the managing of interpersonal relationships.
M. Hakan Yavuz
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- January 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780199927999
- eISBN:
- 9780199980543
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199927999.003.0003
- Subject:
- Religion, Islam
This chapter presents Gülen's system of ideas as a “contextual theology” by examining the dialectical relationship between the interpretations of the Qur'an and socioeconomic and political ...
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This chapter presents Gülen's system of ideas as a “contextual theology” by examining the dialectical relationship between the interpretations of the Qur'an and socioeconomic and political transformations. By comparing Gülen's theology with Paul Tillich's, the chapter shows how sociopolitical conditions inform Gülen's exegesis of critical Islamic dogmas and practices. Gülen's ideas are framed as an attempt at an Islamic reformation and enlightenment, since he stresses the centrality of reason, tolerance, and the public sphere in striving for the ideal society and understanding of faith. Gülen develops his own understanding of democracy, secularism, modernity, memory, and politics on the basis of his own further development of the thought and teaching of Said Nursi.Less
This chapter presents Gülen's system of ideas as a “contextual theology” by examining the dialectical relationship between the interpretations of the Qur'an and socioeconomic and political transformations. By comparing Gülen's theology with Paul Tillich's, the chapter shows how sociopolitical conditions inform Gülen's exegesis of critical Islamic dogmas and practices. Gülen's ideas are framed as an attempt at an Islamic reformation and enlightenment, since he stresses the centrality of reason, tolerance, and the public sphere in striving for the ideal society and understanding of faith. Gülen develops his own understanding of democracy, secularism, modernity, memory, and politics on the basis of his own further development of the thought and teaching of Said Nursi.
